Fatah Leaders Praise Mass Murderer

A Fatah conference in Ramallah included words of praise for terrorists, including the one who murdered 35 Israelis.

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Maayana Miskin, 26/02/10 13:28 | updated: 20:58

Bus used in the Coastal Road Massacre

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A Fatah conference held this week in Ramallah included a speech in praise of terrorists. A member of Fatah's central committee, Mahmoud el-Aloul, said Fatah would continue to honor Arabs who died fighting Israel and commemorate their attacks.

El-Aloul, formerly the governor of Shechem, said Fatah would endeavor to pass the “tradition of struggle” to the next generation of PA Arabs.

Among his listeners were representatives from various PA institutions. The PA is currently run by Fatah, and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is a long-time member of the group.

Aloul gave particular honor to female terrorist Dalal Mughrabi. Mughrabi led a squad of eleven terrorists who infiltrated Israel by boat from Lebanon in 1978 and murdered dozens of civilians, including 13 children and American photographer Gail Rubin, in what became known as the Coastal Road Massacre.

A spokesman for MK Michael Ben-Ari of the National Union slammed the government for failing to act in the face of Fatah's praise for terrorism. “The government needs to figure out why it insists on conducting negotiations with a gang of terrorists. In any normal country, the government would declare war on Fatah over statements like these.